用法学习: 1. acrid [ˈækrɪd] I. an acrid smell or taste is very strong, bitter, and unpleasant in your nose and throat. stinging, acrid fumes of burning rubber. Within minutes, stun grenades were exploding and acrid 刺鼻味的, 臭味的 smoke was filling the air. II. an acrid remark expresses criticism in a cruel way. 特朗普的photo op: #Bunkerboy was starting to trend on Twitter, when news filtered out that ( filter out I. to remove something that is not wanted using a filter. Reed beds filter out much of the pollution. II. to remove things from a group. At the first meeting we filter out many of the candidates. To filter out something from a substance or from light means to remove it by passing the substance or light through something acting as a filter. Children should have glasses which filter out 过滤掉 UV rays. Plants and trees filter carbon dioxide out of the air and produce oxygen. filter out = filter through 泄露出, 透漏出, 为人所知 to become known gradually; leak. rumours filtered out about the divorce. ) the President and his family had been rushed to an underground shelter the previous night, as fires burned outside and several protesters breached the perimeter. Projecting an image of steely resolve and power may have been considered important for security reasons, to stop rioters from thinking they were winning against a President on the run. The imagery was clearly also considered to be politically beneficial as well. But there are some significant signs the political play 政治手段, 政治玩法 may have backfired for one of the world's greatest showmen. But, even in Washington DC, where anti-Trump sentiment runs thick 情绪浓厚, quite a few protesters interviewed by the ABC this week still weren't sure if they'd vote against the President. "Would I like to see him out of the White House? Of course! But then again I don't know who's going to go in next," said Ty, a 27-year-old out on the streets way after curfew. All the outrage in the world won't dictate (dictate I. If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do. We don't want to dictate to anyone 强制任何人, 要求任何人, 命令 how to live their lives. What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another? He cannot be allowed to dictate 决定 what can and cannot be inspected. What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat? The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments. The rules of court dictate that a defendant is entitled to all evidence which may help his case. II. If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences 导致, 影响, 决定 the second thing. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule. The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules. Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game. III. You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree. Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares. noun. I. A dictate is an order which you have to obey. Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed. II. Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important. We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty. ) who is President for the next four years. As always, it'll come down to who turns out to vote in the states that matter. 2. Plate tectonics ( [tekˈtɑnɪk] I. 板块构造. 板块结构. relating to the structure and movement of the surface of the earth. Tectonic means relating to the structure of the Earth's surface or crust. ...the tectonic plates of the Pacific region. II. usually before noun tectonic changes are very large and significant. The tectonic shift in the American church isn’t coming – it's here. Something's changing and it feels tectonic. The tectonic plates of Trump's presidency appear to be shifting. Absolute loyalty to the President is starting to fray. Trump's pitch to voters as "your law and order President" may well prove to be an electoral winner. ) is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago. The model builds on the concept of continental drift 大陆漂移, an idea developed during the first decades of the 20th century. debilitating [dɪˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪŋ] tending to weaken or enfeeble. making someone physically or mentally weak. a debilitating illness/disease/condition. 3. Mr Trump says if governors don't make full use of their National Guard, he will deploy 派遣 active-duty troops 在役军队 to their states. But it's not clear yet whether he can legally do that. A law known as the Posse Comitatus Act bans federal troops from being involved in domestic law enforcement. Today, however, Mr Trump said he did have the authority under the Insurrection Act of 1807. The law basically gives a president the power to send troops to a state "to suppress an insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination or conspiracy". "There are extreme limitations of the use of US military forces inside the borders of the US," US political expert and professor at the University of Oklahoma Keith Gaddie says. "These impediments stand in the way, so a president has to move with great care when he says he's going to invoke the use of military force on US soil." However, the law is vague enough that past presidents have invoked it despite objections 不顾反对 from state governors. no-knock raids/warrant: In the United States, a no-knock warrant is a warrant issued by a judge that allows law enforcement officers to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, such as by knocking or ringing a doorbell. In most cases, law enforcement will identify themselves just before they forcefully 强行进入 ( forceful I. 褒义词. If you describe someone as forceful, you approve of them because they express their opinions and wishes in a strong, emphatic, and confident way. He was a man of forceful 强势的 character, with considerable insight and diplomatic skills. Mrs. Dambar was talking very rapidly and somewhat forcefully. She had inherited her father's forcefulness. He's easily dominated by older men with more forceful personalities. II. Something that is forceful has a very powerful effect and causes you to think or feel something very strongly. It made a very forceful impression on me. For most people a heart attack is a forceful reminder that they are mortal. Daytime television tended to remind her too forcefully of her own situation. III. A 强有力的 forceful point or argument in a discussion is one that is good, valid, and convincing. forcible Forcible action involves physical force or violence. involving the use of force There are no signs of forcible entry 破门而入. ...the forcible resettlement of villagers from the countryside into towns. Two student leaders were forcibly removed from the university president's office. forced entry 闯入 an occasion when someone gets into a building illegally by breaking a door, window etc. The police found no signs of forced entry.) enter the property. It is issued under the belief that any evidence they hope to find can be destroyed during the time that police identify themselves and the time they secure the area, or in the event where there is a large perceived threat to officer safety during the execution of the warrant. 4. A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro 圆珠笔(澳洲) or ball pen, is a pen that dispenses ink over a metal ball at its point, i.e. over a "ball point". The metal commonly used is steel, brass, or tungsten carbide. at each other's throats If two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily: Those two are always at each other's throats. be at (someone or something) I. To occur at a specific time. According to the tickets, the concert is at 8:00, but I'm sure the headliner won't go on that early. II. To nag or pester someone to do something. My mom is always at me about 抱怨, 烦 cleaning my room—it's so annoying. They were at each other during practice 训练期间, I made them run laps. They have been grappling since the sandbox. I thought I got a whiff of a longstanding rivalry. But still, that's no excuse for him having a part in disrupting your practice. He has been a little hair-trigger lately. I don't mean to overstep, but are there any issues that I should know about. To remind someone regularly about something or to do something: He's been at me 不停的问, 说个不停 about the book he lent to me. III To be working on something determinedly or persistently. I've been at this problem for hours and still haven't found a solution. be at it I. To partake in an action, activity, or pursuit vigorously, exhaustively, or determinedly. I studied really hard for this test; I was at it all night. I wish those dogs would quit barking, they've been at it since the sun came up! be talking or arguing too much: It's time you two stopped arguing — you've been at it all morning! II. To be engaging in sex. I can always hear when the neighbors are at it. It's really embarrassing! be/go on at someone 叨扰个不停, 唠叨个不停 to keep asking someone to do something, or keep complaining about their behaviour, in a way that annoys them Dad's always on at me to get a better job. be at someone's service 听候差遣 to be available to help someone with whatever they need My car and driver will be at your service during your stay. be at someone's bedside 伺候, 照顾 to sit near someone who is sick in bed His family was at his bedside all day long. hair-trigger 随时爆炸的, 易怒的 If you describe something as hair-trigger, you mean that it is likely to change very violently and suddenly. needing only a slight influence to cause a reaction. a hair-trigger temper. His boozing, arrogance, and hair-trigger temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls. A hair-trigger situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time. 5. wouldn't have it any other way 一点都不好变 used to say that you would not want a situation to be different, even though it has problems connected with it: It's never going to be easy having kids but I wouldn't have it any other way. I don't want you to hear it any other way about this 其他途径. beast I. [usually with supplement] [journalism, disapproval] If you refer to a man as a beast, you mean that his behaviour, especially his sexual behaviour, is very violent and uncontrolled. II. [informal, old-fashioned, disapproval] If you call someone a beast, you think that they are behaving in a selfish, unkind, or unpleasant way. Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go! III. You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality. ...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring. dissolute [ˈdɪsəˌlut] 没有廉耻的 [disapproval] having an immoral way of life, for example drinking too much alcohol or having sex with many people. spending too much time and money on physical pleasures in a way that most people consider immoral. Someone who is dissolute does not care at all about morals and lives in a way that is considered to be wicked and immoral. (of a person) living in a way that other people strongly disapprove of: He led a dissolute life, drinking, and womanizing till his death. the greater good 大我 (小我), 更有意义的事, 更伟大的事业 a general advantage that you can only gain by losing or harming something that is considered less important. The benefit of the public, of more people than oneself. That which is better and more correct. Some wars are fought for the greater good. culinary [ˈkjulɪˌneri] [ˈkʌlɪˌneri] 烹饪的 relating to food and how to cook it. Culinary means concerned with cooking. culinary school 烹饪学校. She was keen to acquire more advanced culinary skills. A three course dinner completes the culinary delights. He likes to show off his culinary skills 烹饪技巧. culinary delights (=very good food): And what culinary delights do you have for us tonight? there'll be hell to pay 付出惨重代价 informal something you say that means someone will be very angry if something happens: If we're wrong there'll be hell to pay. There'll be hell to pay if she doesn't get the money in time. 6. 被子蜷成一团, 团成一团: How To Keep Your Down Comforter From Bunching(bunch I. A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. [informal] My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies. We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really. A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together. He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room. A bunch of bananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem. Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes. A bunch of keys 一串钥匙 is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring. George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock. A bunch of things is a number of things, especially a large number. [US, informal] We did a bunch of songs together. I'd like to adopt a multi-racial child. In fact, I'd love a whole bunch. II. If a girl has her hair in bunches, it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head. [British] III. If clothing bunches around a part of your body, it forms a set of creases 褶子 around it. if cloth bunches, or if you bunch it, it comes together in small folds. This skirt tends to bunch around my waist. She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist. IV. if a group of people bunch or are bunched, they get very close to each other. The girls were bunched up on one side of the room. bunch together: The guests all bunched together near the buffet table. ) Inside Its Duvet Cover. My Comforter Keeps Bunching And Sliding To One Corner. How can I prevent my duvet cover from balling up in the dryer? How do you get your doona to stay put? Doona keeps flipping around 跑来跑去 in the cover. How do you stop it? Drives me nuts too, especially as I always end up with the doonaless corner on cool nights.
We have sent manned missions to the moon but this... Too hard. You know
I have never heard of the doona turning itself around inside the cover.
I have no suggestions except to say that its never happened to us. My
husband regularly turns the doona and its cover sideways leaving me with the short end
but that's a different discussion thread. We have a woolen doona with
cotton outsides inside a cotton sateen doona cover. Never turned. I have
a king size doona in a king size cover and it walks around 跑来跑去的 every night.
I have been known to use safety pins in the inside corners - haven't
been pricked yet, touch wood. Our heavy woollen doona always moves around, I hate it. Our lightweight one has no such issue. I think it's the weight of it that's causing it to gather up 堆到一边去 on one side.
A feather or lighter filled doona may solve the issue. You could try
press studs, but the weight of the doona just has it coming off, unless
you had like heaps of them, maybe they won't flip off. You could try
gluing velcro inside the cover and on the doona to stick? In the more
expensive doona covers they have little ties in at the end of each corner to tie a corner of your doona to the cover. Our doona has ties at the top corners and the cover has loops to ties them on to, I love it I was forever waking up to all the doona bunched on me and only cover on DH(Dear Husband). I actually ran a stitch around 跑了几针 the outside edge of my kids' doonas.
Just bought cheap inserts from Kmart so they are more like a coverlet.
You can even quilt them if you are feeling energetic. DD2's spare doona goes walkabout 乱跑, 跑来跑去 (go walkies) in the cover.
It's a very cheap doona in a cheap polyester cover from KMart. I think
the polyester is just too slippery. I don't have this problem with any
of the cotton covers. I use nappy pins, same as suggested before. One in
each corner, pinned to the seam allowance on the inside of the quilt cover.
I started doing this because I need me more blanky than DH. So I pinned
an extra single quilt inside the cover on my side of the bed. You
should have seen how sweaty DH got when he put the doona on the bed the
wrong way and ended up with the double layer of covers. It happens to
me because I move a lot when I sleep and scrunch up the doona. I sew 缝
a loop into each corner of the doona then a button on each corner of
the cover and you just hook them up and doesn't move around. Dh is a doona theif so I tuck it in at the foot of the bed, I've never had a problem with it going walkies inside its cover during the night. bunch I. If clothing bunches around a part of your body, it forms a set of creases around it. This skirt tends to bunch around my waist. She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around 打皱在, 堆叠在一起 her waist. II. to put things such as flowers into a bunch. We'll bunch these herbs and sell them. the best of the bunch = the pick of the bunch 矬子里拔将军 If you say someone or something is the best of the bunch or the pick of the bunch, you mean they are the best of a group of people or things. I watched every game of the World Cup and Craig was the pick of the bunch. bunch up = bunch together 堆在一起, 团在一起, 聚拢 (bunch in 靠近一点) INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE if a group of people bunch or are bunched, they get very close to each other. to form a tight round shape, or to make something do this He kept bunching his hand into a fist. Karen bunched up the paper and threw it away. The girls were bunched up on one side of the room. bunch together: If people or things bunch up or bunch together, or if you bunch them up or bunch them together, they move close to each other so that they form a small tight group. They were bunching up, almost treading upon each other's heels. People were bunched up at all the exits. If they need to bunch aircraft more closely together, they will do so. The guests all bunched together near the buffet table. bundle I. transitive to make someone go to a particular place by pushing them in a quick, rough way. bundle someone into/out of/through etc. something: He was quickly bundled into 塞进, 硬塞 a police car. They blindfolded him and bundled him through the door. a. intransitive/transitive to go somewhere quickly with other people, or to make people do this. Tourists bundled into the waiting buses. II. transitive to put things into groups and wrap or tie them together. Their clothes were bundled into plastic bags. III. transitive often passive to sell two or more things together as a single product. Lots of software comes bundled 打包卖 with the PC. bundle up to put warm clothes on yourself or someone else, or to wrap someone in something warm. You'll have to bundle up, it's cold outside. She bundled up her belongings and put them in a bag. 7. rough up 被打, 胖揍, 攻击 If someone roughs you up, they attack you and hit or beat you. They threw him in a cell and roughed him up a bit. He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague. rough out 起草 If you rough out a drawing or an idea, you draw or write the main features of it before you do it in detail. Wood roughed out a possible framework 框架 for their story. rug up 穿暖和点 (intr, adverb) Australian and New Zealand to put on warm clothing. to wear layers of warm clothes in the anticipation of cold weather. I like to rug up in winter. I don't mind cold weather. 游行: Discussing the Black Lives Matter protests in America and the subsequent spotlight on racism in this country, Rodney said that Australia was 'on par' 不差分毫, 一点没差 with the U.S. in terms of prejudice against people of colour. impetuous [ɪmˈpetʃuəs] 不假思索的, 草率的 someone who is impetuous does things quickly without thinking about what will happen as a result. If you describe someone as impetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful. He was young and impetuous. He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way. an impetuous young man. a. done quickly, without thinking about what the effects will be. an impetuous decision. Trump abandoned the summit to attend another photo op (which has gone nowhere) — a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Mid-flight he took an impetuous decision to not sign the summit's joint communique. protestation [ˌprɒtɪˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] I. a strong statement saying that something is true or false. protestation of: protestations of loyalty. A protestation is a strong declaration that something is true or not true. Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted. The Government seems to have been much more cautious about offending the White House over G7 than it has been about offending the Chinese, most recently by finally giving some real teeth to the foreign investment regime, a move clearly seen as directed against Beijing, whatever the protestations 声明, 公开说法. II. words or actions that show you do not approve of something. III. a statement that shows you strongly disagree with something that other people believe or support. 8. 参与G7思考: Summits prove useful when they are forums for cooperation in sorting out issues that transcend global borders 超越国界的, not when they are used as political props 政治道具, 政治工具. And now we are willingly walking into a political prop being set up by a US President who this week ordered tear gas and police against his own people to clear the way for a photo opportunity with a bible outside a church. The housing stimulus package released this week sounded big on first blush ( at first blush 猛一看, 初看, 乍一看 when first seen; as a first impression. when you first think about or see something. when first thought of or considered At first blush, this sounds like good news. At first blush it looks like any other car. at first glance 刚开始 If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong. when first considering something, before having a chance to look at it carefully: At first glance the deal looked wonderful, but after reading the fine print he wasn't so sure. At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer. on the surface 表面上看 British English to all appearances. on the face of it 表面上 (idiomatic) Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined. On the face of it, his case seemed hopeless. But appearances can be deceptive. ) but increasingly useless on closer inspection. If you actually want to prop up tradies, you surely design a scheme that will have the maximum geographic spread, not one with conditions that will limit it to very small areas. Somewhere in the past few weeks, the Government's decisions have started to look too much driven by the need to politically differentiate itself from Labor, and too little driven by pragmatic economic need. Closing down whole areas of policy, in such extraordinary times, may ultimately create just as many problems as closing down borders. 9. Girls get real easy when they travel, you know, loosen up 放得开 a bit. saucy [ˈsɔsi] I. saucy pictures, jokes, etc. refer to sex in a way that is funny. Someone or something that is saucy refers to sex in a light-hearted, amusing way. ...a saucy joke. a saucy postcard. That's a saucy story. II. old-fashioned someone who is saucy shows little respect for people in authority. Don't you get saucy with me! Because you guys, Friends is rude. Like, really rude. And it's no surprise that our innocent, naive young minds didn't quite understand all of the saucy 带色的 jokes. friends: Joanna: What are you doing? Chandler: I'm getting dressed. Joanna: Why? Chandler: When I walk outside naked, people throw garbage at me. Wait. I want to show you something. What is it? Just a little gag gift ( gag gift 搞笑的礼品 gift given to make a joke. I was excited to open my Christmas present from Joe, but it turned out to be a gag gift. ) somebody gave me. Put your hands together. You're not the boss of me. Yeah, you are. Saucy 挺倔的吗! have been meaning to do something 计划着, 想着, 打算着: Michael: But I have been meaning to get down there, so let's just...Lindsay: You're right. I mean, it's not like we're even technically related. Michael: That's true. Lindsay: Okay, well, then, I'll start with a smear. I have been meaning to write this post for at least 4 months, I finally found some spare time this weekend so I can work on this. 10. Friends: Joey: Hey, what have you guys been up too? Ross: Oh, we went to see a collection of Victorian doorknobs and the Cupert-Hewitt museum. Chandler: Without me?! Emily: My uncle dragged us there. But, it actually it turned out to be really interesting. Ross: Yeah. Emily: They were so ornate and beautiful ( ornate [ɔrˈneɪt] 精心装饰的 I. decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. ...an ornate iron staircase. ...the big dining-room with its massive fireplace and ornate ceiling. Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors. the ornate palace gates. II. using unusual words and complicated sentences. a somewhat ornate prose style. ), I mean look at that! (Shows them a doorknob she has.) Monica: I don't know how museums work in England but, here, you're not supposed to take stuff. Emily: I uh, I got it from the gift shop. They have really lax 松散的, 宽松的 看得不严的 security there. (Chandler is shocked.) It's a joke. (They all laugh.). Friends: Joshua: Hey, here's an idea. Why don't uh, I put the food in the fridge and we can eat it later? Rachel: That sounds like a plan. Umm, is there a place I can go freshen up 梳洗一下, 洗洗脸? Joshua: Oh yeah, yeah uh, it's down the hall and uh, second door to your left. Rachel: Ah. wag it British English to play truant. breaking bad: Hey, listen. So l've been thinking a lot about our conversation... ...we had the other day, and l completely get why... ...Dad totally tweaked off on me 完全把某人掐掉, 断绝关系 ( tweak off I. 掐花. 摘花. 掐掉. To pluck, pinch, or twist something sharply in order to remove it (from something else). A noun or pronoun can be used between "tweak" and "off." She tweaked off the back panel of the gadget to get a look at its circuits. I went over to the rose bush and tweaked a flower off to give to Sarah. He tweaked the grey hair off of my head. to flick something off someone or something; to remove something from someone or something by pinching. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Sarah tweaked a little beetle off of Fred. Sarah tweaked off a little bug. II. To make someone very angry, irritated, or annoyed. A noun or pronoun is used between "tweak" and "off." It tweaks me off so much to be stuck in traffic that I get up extra early to avoid rush hour. I don't know what tweaked him off, but he's been in a foul mood all morning.) like that and.... I'm just saying it was a really, really big wake-up call for me... ...which is why l wanted to talk to you. You know, l've been... ...thinking real seriously about business school, actually. You can do the whole thing from your computer now.... Breaking bad: copacetic = copasetic = copesetic = copesettic [ˌkəʊpəˈsɛtɪk] 良好, 让人满意的 adj very good; excellent; completely satisfactory. in excellent order/condition; in complete agreement; perfect; totally okay. That's a copacetic English translation of the Romanian poem. Nice. I'm a fan of the hardwood. So you're interested? Definitely. Definitely, yeah. And you're good with NP, NS? Sorry. What? In the ad? No smoking, no pets. You wanna smoke, you do it outside. No. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no. It's cool. No worries. All right, the usual drill 老一套, 还是那一套( drill I. A drill is a way that teachers teach their students something by making them repeat it many times. The teacher runs them through a drill–the days of the week, the weather and some counting. If you drill people, you teach them to do something by making them repeat it many times. He drills 操练 the choir to a high standard. ...stimulation rather than repetitive drilling. II. 演练. A drill is repeated training for a group of people, especially soldiers, so that they can do something quickly and efficiently. The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft. His hands were clasped behind him like a drill sergeant. III. 例行演习. A drill is a routine exercise or activity, in which people practise what they should do in dangerous situations. ...a fire drill. ...air-raid drills. ). I'll need a W-2 or recent pay stub, current employer... ...former address, you know, the yadda yadda 诸如此类的 ( yadda yadda yadda 老一套的 exclamation informal North American used to indicate that further details are predictable or contextually evident from what has preceded. "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, yadda yadda yadda" ). And if it's all copacetic, I'll call. 11. short someone 敢欠钱, 敢卖便宜了, 少给钱, 付不够: Generally speaking, it means that the person received less than he/she deserved. Very often it is used when dealing with money. That jerk shorted me twenty bucks! This term is considered informal but is common in everyday speech. when someone "shorts you" they are treating you/giving you/assuming that you are less than what you are worth. "Dont you ever let any man/woman short you 看低你, 看轻你, 看不起你." Breaking Bad: So you point it how you want, okay? Quarter, half, teener, whatever. But I make what I make. Two large. No exceptions. Short me, you're out. Cut it, you're out. Period. This is a big opportunity I am giving you. Understand? be short with someone to speak to someone rudely without saying much. to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly Sorry I was short with you on the phone this morning. You could tell Dad was worried about something because he was short with everyone. cut someone short to interrupt someone who is talking so that they cannot finish what they are saying. He tried to explain, but Anita cut him short. sell someone short 贱卖, 自贬身价, 妄自菲薄 to describe someone or something as less impressive than they really are. His main fault is that he tends to sell himself short. breaking bad: Sixteen ounces should net to me $16,000. Sixteen. Not 15. Something came up. Something came up? One of my guys got held up by a couple junkies. Lost an ounce. But it's cool, okay? Skinny Pete's cool. So you're saying that your guy got robbed-- Or rather you got robbed. but it doesn't matter. Dude, it's called breakage ( breakage 损失 I. Breakage is the act of breaking something. Brushing wet hair can cause stretching and breakage. Check that your insurance policy covers breakages and damage during removals. something that someone breaks. All breakages must be paid for. II. A breakage is something that has been broken. Check that everything is in good repair before moving in, as you have to replace breakages.), okay? Like Kmart. Shit breaks. And you're thinking this is acceptable? It's the cost of business, yo. You're sweating me over a grand? Hey, look, I'm just the chemist here. I'm not the street guy, yo. But it seems to me that what you call breakage... ...is just you making a fool of yourself. I've got another technical term for you. Non-sustainable business model. You're focusing on the negative. Six grand a day we're making. What's your problem? What happens when word gets out... ...and it's open season 谁想打谁打, 任人宰割, 任人欺负 on these clowns you've hired? Once everyone knows that Jesse Pinkman... ...drug lord, can be robbed with impunity ( [ɪmˈpjunəti] 免于惩罚. 不受惩罚. 不被惩罚的. freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad. The security forces seem to be able to abuse human rights with impunity.). Hey, we're making bank. Shit happens. My guys get what they're up against and they're careful. So am l. And you're all tucked in at night with your precious family. So why don't you just stop being such a freak about everything? You've made the division of labour 劳动分工, 分工协作 very clear. that's about the size of it 基本就是那样, 基本不差, 差不多, 大差不差, 差不离 informal used to show your agreement with someone who has said something correct: "So you mean you won't come to the party with me?" "Yes, that's about the size of it." That's the reality of the situation; that's an accurate summary. A: "So, you'll need to start looking for a new house then, huh?" B: "Yep, that's about the size of it." That's about the size of it—we only have the budget to keep one of you on the team. Let me just get this straight. Elliott and I offer to pay for your treatment... ...no strings attached. An offer which still stands, by the way. And you turn us down out of pride 出于自尊, whatever... ...and then you tell your wife that in fact we are paying for your treatment. Without our knowledge, against our will... ...you involve us in your lie. And you sit here and tell me that that is none of my business? Yeah. That's pretty much the size of it. I mean, the economy's in the toilet. We all know that. And all these big banks and Fannie Mae and... Well, apparently, Gray Matter... ...is no more immune than anyone else. You know, she could have just told me herself. Well, they're prideful people 自尊心很强的, 有自尊心的. She just couldn't bring herself to tell you today. I mean, she couldn't tell me, either, really. I mean, there was a lot of hemming and hawing and beating around the bush. hem and haw = hum and haw 哼哼哈哈的, 王顾左右而言他, 欲说还休的, 吞吞吐吐的 To speak in an evasive, vague, roundabout way in order to avoid responding to a question or making a definite statement. The phrase comes from the common filler words often used by habit or when one is deciding what to say. How much longer do we have to hear this guy hem and haw? I wish they would get on with the debate. to be uncertain about something; to be evasive; to say "ah" and "eh" when speaking—avoiding saying something meaningful. Stop hemming and hawing around. I want an answer. Don't just hem and haw around. Speak up. We want to hear what you think. 12. put on the map 让...出名 to make (a town, company, etc) well-known. to make someone or something famous. It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. dazzle I. If someone or something dazzles you 迷花了眼, 头晕目眩, you are extremely impressed by their skill, qualities, or beauty. George dazzled her with his knowledge of the world. The movie's special effects fail to dazzle. II. If a bright light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see properly for a short time. The sun, glinting from the pool, dazzled me 眼晕. Kelly was dazzled by the lights. noun. I. The dazzle of something is a quality it has, such as beauty or skill, which is impressive and attractive. The dazzle of stardom and status attracts them. II. The dazzle of a light is its brightness, which makes it impossible for you to see properly for a short time. The sun's dazzle on the water hurts my eyes. ...a filter that can cut dazzle. razzle-dazzle = razzmatazz [ˈræzməˌtæz] 眼花缭乱的, 花里胡哨的, 纷纷扰扰的, 纷纷攘攘的 Razzmatazz is a noisy and showy display. ...the colour and razzmatazz of a U.S. election. ...a razzle-dazzle marketing man. self-assured adj confident and relaxed because you are sure of your abilities. Someone who is self-assured shows confidence in what they say and do because they are sure of their own abilities. He's a self-assured, confident negotiator. self-assured VS self-confident: Where self-assured is 'sure of yourself,' relates to you and your actions (it also comes with a minor connotation of pride), self-confident is confidence in one's abilities and relates more to your mind. 13. neurosis [ˌnjuəˈrəusɪs]
a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease,
involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour,
hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality. "Freud's two-stage account of neurosis". "Max was said to be in the grip of some sort of neurosis". II. (in non-technical use) excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession. "too much neurosis about a child's progress is unproductive". neurotic [njʊərɒtɪk, US nʊr-] 神经病似的, 神经紧张的, 神经官能症的, 神经质的, 神经过敏的, 易激动的; 极为焦虑的. 神经质似的. 神经兮兮的. 瞎担心的, 杞人忧天的
adj. [disapproval] If you say that someone is neurotic, you mean that they are always
frightened or worried about things that you consider unimportant. Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. Alex was too jumpy, too neurotic. "I wasn't going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic".
He was almost neurotic about being followed. [+ about] There are also
unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour. n. A neurotic is someone who is neurotic. These patients are not neurotics. hypochondriac [haɪpəkɒndriæk] A hypochondriac is a person who continually worries about their health, although there is really nothing wrong with them. cyberchondria [ˌsaɪbəˈkɒndrɪə] n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. hypochondria [ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndriə] 疑心病的, 疑神疑鬼的 a mental condition in which someone worries a lot about their health and thinks that they are sick when they are not. hypocritical [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l]
claiming to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaving in a
way that shows you are not sincere. If you accuse someone of being
hypocritical, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or
feelings that they do not really have. [disapproval] It
would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is
the law. If someone is being hypocritical then it is fair to expose that. 14. finicky [ˈfɪnɪki] I. liking things only when they are correct in every detail. Some children are finicky eaters. If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to please. Even the most finicky eater will find something appetizing here. II. more complicated than necessary and difficult to deal with. 14. be meant to do something I. to have a particular responsibility or duty. You were meant 职责所在, 责任所在 to keep the children out of trouble. II. to have a particular purpose. This is sometimes used for suggesting that something does not succeed very well. It was meant to 原本是, 本意是 be an apology but it only made her angry. III. supposed to (be or do something) The buses are meant 本应该 to arrive every 15 minutes. Brighton is meant to be very beautiful at this time of year. be meant to be/do 天意使然, 命当如此的, 天注定的, 注定的, 命里安排的 I. if something is meant to be, it seems certain to happen, usually because it has been decided by God or other forces that people believe cannot be controlled. I was never meant to 本来无意于 teach. They knew as soon as they met that they were meant to be together. I thought we could be friends, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Oh well – it was just not meant to be. II. If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen. The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone. Parties are meant to be fun. be meant for somebody/something 无意于, 本意是给, 原本设计的是给 to be intended for a particular person or purpose. I think this fork is meant for barbecuing. Nina got up and smiled a smile that was meant for no-one. a book meant for children. mean [for someone] to (do something) 打算, 计划, 想着 To have the intention, desire, or obligation to do something. I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about. A: "Did you mow the lawn?" B: "No, I meant to do it yesterday, but I ran out of time." to intend (for someone) to do something. John meant to go with us to the zoo. John meant for Jane to do the dishes. I mean (to say) I. used for adding a comment or explaining what you have just said. We couldn't live on that! I mean, it's ridiculous. II. used for correcting a mistake in something you have just said. Let's ask Mark. I mean Marco. mean nothing = not mean anything to have no importance. After yesterday, your apologies mean nothing. It was just one little kiss and it didn’t mean anything. meander [miˈændər] I. a river or road that meanders follows a path with a lot of turns and curves. II. to move slowly without a particular direction or purpose in mind. meander along/through/about: Visitors can meander through 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. III. meander on to talk or write for a long time, changing subjects or ideas, so that people become bored or confused.
faux-pas, blunder, gaffe, lapse, slips 口误: 1. Khloe Kardashian still slips up with 叫错, 说错, 说走嘴, 口误 her dad's name: 'My sisters and I call Caitlyn, Bruce': Adjusting to a gender transition can be difficult enough for a family without having to get the words right…all the time. Khloe, 31, also spoke on the show about her previous struggles with the transition. "We all got through it and we are all over," she said. "That's completely behind us. So we are just happy for her. We just want her to be happy. give sb the slip If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight. slip verb. I. 脚下一滑. If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement. Be careful not to slip. II. If something slips, it slides out of place or out of your hand. His glasses had slipped. The hammer slipped out of her grasp. III. If you slip somewhere, you go there quickly and quietly. Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door. IV. If you slip something somewhere 悄悄丢进去, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention. I slipped a note under Louise's door. He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin. Just slip in a piece of paper. V. If you slip something to someone, you give it to them secretly. Robert had slipped her a note in school. She looked round before pulling out a package and slipping it to the man. VI. To slip into a particular state or situation means to pass gradually into it, in a way that is hardly noticed. It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine. There was a 50-50 chance that the economy could slip back into recession. VII. If something slips to a lower level or standard 水平下滑, 水准下降, it falls to that level or standard. Shares slipped to 117p. The club had slipped to the bottom of Division Four. In June, producer prices slipped 0.1% from May. Overall business activity is slipping. ...a slip in consumer confidence. VIII. If you slip into or out of clothes or shoes, you put them on or take them off quickly and easily. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch. I slipped off my woollen gloves. slip noun. I. A slip is a small or unimportant mistake. We must be well prepared, there must be no slips. II. A slip of paper is a small piece of paper. ...little slips of paper he had torn from a notebook. I put her name on the slip. ...credit card slips. III. A slip is a thin piece of clothing that can be worn under a dress or skirt. IV. If you refer to someone as a slip of a girl or a slip of a boy 瘦小的, you mean they are small, thin, and young. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother. She was just a slip of a thing. 2. blunder 做错事, 犯错 a careless or embarrassing mistake. I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time. He knew he'd blundered. I blundered on in my explanation. one's first blundering attempts. Officials were accused of making a huge administrative blunder. blunder verb. I. If you blunder, you make a stupid or careless mistake. No doubt I had blundered again. You're a blundering fool. II. If you blunder into a dangerous or difficult situation, you get involved in it by mistake. People wanted to know how they had blundered 误打误撞的, 误闯,into war, and how to avoid it in future. III. If you blunder somewhere, you move there in a clumsy and careless way. He had blundered 笨拙的, 跌跌撞撞的走 into the table, upsetting the flowers. 其他用词: There are various colloquial terms, as a rule with slightly different
connotations, for various forms and contexts of blunder. For example: Howler (error), in which people, typically schoolchildren or politicians, provide embarrassing examples of misunderstandings. Boner, which has been used both as a synonym for "howler" and for more material blunders. A Howler [ˈhaʊlər] 笑出猪叫的东西, 令人大笑的, 引人发笑的错 is a glaring blunder, typically an amusing one.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines howler, "Something
'crying', 'clamant', or excessive; spec. a glaring blunder, esp. in an
examination, etc.", and gives the earliest usage example in 1872. Eric
Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English says; the
1951 edition of Partridge defined it in part as: "... A glaring (and
amusing) blunder: from before 1890; ... also, a tremendous lie ...
Literally something that howls or cries for notice, or perhaps ... by
way of contracting howling blunder." Another common interpretation of
this usage is that a howler is a mistake fit to make one howl with laughter.
All over the world, probably in all natural languages, there are many
informal terms for blunders; the English term "howler" occurs in many
translating dictionaries. There are other colloquial English words for
howler in the sense dealt with in this article, in particular the mainly
United States and Canadian slang term boner which has various interpretations, including that of blunder. Like howler, boner can be used in any sense to mean an ignominious and usually laughable可笑的 blunder,
and also like howler, it has been used in the titles of published
collections of largely schoolboy blunders since at least the 1930s.
Boner is another colloquialism that means much the same as howler in the
context of this article, but its other meanings differ. For one thing,
boner is not traditionally used as a general intensifier or for
specifically describing an accident or the like, as howler and howling
are. Assorted other terms have much longer histories and some of them
are not regarded as slang. For example Bull and Blunder have long been
used in similar senses, each with its own overtones and assorted extraneous meanings.
Bulls and Blunders, an American book published in the 1890s, uses the
word howler only once, in the passage: "Miss A. C. Graham, of Annerley,
has received a prize from the University Correspondent for the best
collection of schoolboy howlers". Although he did not otherwise use the
word himself, the author did not define a term so familiar on both sides
of the Atlantic even at that time. A blunder or howler, a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake (e.g. Merkle's Boner). Merkle's Boner
refers to the notorious baserunning mistake committed by rookie Fred
Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs in
1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a forceout at second and a tied game.
The Cubs later won the makeup game, which proved decisive as they beat
the Giants by one game to win the National League pennant in 1908. It
has been described as "the most controversial game in baseball
history." 3. gaffe 当中出糗, 说错话, 口误
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public. an
embarrassing mistake that you make in public, especially one that
offends or upsets someone. He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made. I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing. A political gaffe is an error made by a politician that is reported to the public. When made by a politician who is campaigning for office or party leadership, gaffes can affect standings in polls. While in office the opposition can refer to them in governmental debates over policy. Gaffes can be classified in different types. Gaffes can be overplayed 过度渲染, 过度演绎 by the media as side stories to more important issues at the time. A Kinsley gaffe 说走嘴, 说漏嘴 occurs when a political gaffe reveals some truth that a politician did not intend to admit.
The term comes from journalist Michael Kinsley, who said, "A gaffe is
when a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn't supposed
to say." The term gaffe may be used to describe an inadvertent
statement by a politician that the politician believes is true while the
politician has not fully analyzed the consequences of publicly stating
it. 4. blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British). (error, especially made in public): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bozo eruption, defect, error, fault, faux pas说错话, 口误, fluff, lapse ( I. 一时失查. a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way. The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. lapse of: She was angered by her momentary lapse of control. lapse in: Today showed that I can have lapses in concentration. memory lapse 记忆不清, 记错 (=a temporary failure to remember something): Members of the committee were puzzled by the memory lapses of White House officials. security lapse 安保失误 (=a temporary failure in arrangements for people's safety): There have been security lapses despite efforts to protect the public. a. a gradual or temporary change to a worse or more unusual type of behaviour or activity. lapse into: Carol's lapses into strong language only made her sound immature. II. a period of time between two events. There was a lapse of ten years between his visits. a. a temporary pause in an activity. During a lapse in the conversation, I thanked my host and left. verb. to stop gradually or for a short time. At this point the waiter came up with Maggie's drink and conversation lapsed. if an official document, decision, or right lapses, it is no longer effective. The permit was extended for another year before being left to lapse. time-lapse快进, 快镜头
time-lapse photography uses a series of photographs taken during a
period of time to make a slow process seem to happen much faster. lapse into something to gradually change to a quieter or less active state. A hypnotized person lapses into a kind of trance. Now it was her turn to lapse into thought. a. to change to a different, less usual, or less helpful way of speaking or behaving, often without realizing it. The manual occasionally lapses into incomprehensible jargon. ), mistake, slip, stumble. 5. no stranger to a person
entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation) He is no stranger to controversy. misstep 失足, 失误 verbal misstep 口误, verbal slip 说漏嘴, verbal gaffe, verbal blunder A misstep is a mistake. Las Vegas police committed a string of costly missteps. President George W. Bush, no stranger to the occasional verbal misstep 说错话, nearly placed Queen Elizabeth II in the 18th century on Monday in welcoming her to the White House on a state visit. 6. to stumble on a line/word 口误 The president stumbled on a line during his speech at the state arrival ceremony for the queen. 7. A slip of the tongue 说漏嘴, 口误 A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a subconscious motive. I gave you the wrong telephone number yesterday. It's 5687, not 5678. I'm sorry for that slip of the tongue. 8. faux pas Faux意为false, pas则表示step. 9. About Guy's Gaffe on X Factor: X FACTOR evictee Sonja Curnow, one half of the losing sister act Kharizma, yesterday laughed off (一笑置之 to treat a serious problem lightly by laughing at it. to act as if something is not important to you It's not easy to laugh off an insult. She criticizes his work constantly but he doesn't get angry, he just laughs it off. Although his feelings were hurt, he just laughed the incident off as if nothing had happened.) mentor and judge Guy Sebastian's on-air gaffe. Speaking via a video link from Los Angeles, Sebastian was agonising over which group would have to go on Monday night. "Well, I met these girls on a tour that I did a little while ago, and they blew me away then, and then they walked into the audition room and blew me again," Sebastian said of rivals Mahogany live on air, before realising what he had just said. Producers cut to an ad as an embarrassed Sebastian hid his face in his hands. Singer Guy Sebastian is the second Australian star in a week to learn the hard way that live television is a dangerous business. Head in his hands 捂着脸, Sebastian looked horrified as fellow judges Ronan Keating, Kyle Sandilands and Natalie Imbruglia laughed, along with the studio audience. But the blooper (NG 镜头)( 洋相, 蠢事, 尴尬的失误, 乌龙事. Informal A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.) failed to top Sarah Murdoch's effort on Australia's Next Top Model last week, when she awarded the prize to the wrong brunette, realising only minutes later in a panic that a mistake had been made. Her penny-dropping moment ( In US. to say figure it out, in UK, "to tumble it", normally, or "tumbled" e.g. "I finally tumbled". There's also "twigged" e.g. "Oh, I've just twigged it!". There's also "rumbled" but that is normally only used to indicate someone else working something out. penny wise and pound foolish 小事精明大事糊涂的 unwise because doing something small now would prevent much more trouble later Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish – public education is an investment in our future. ) was reported as one of the most impressive live television bloopers of all time by media around the world. "Those who've worked in live television, as I have, know that mistakes occur so relentlessly it's half the hosting gig to hide them," former Australian Idol host Gretel Killeen, who had to deal with her fair share of live television scares during her time in that job. Sisters Soria Gasio and Sonja Curnow's mentor, Guy Sebastian, was not with them for the week leading up to the Sunday night performance or for the third elimination show on Monday. "I'm just so shattered that I couldn't be there with the girls - I mean, what amazing singers," said Sebastian in a live cross 现场连线. It is not the first time a mentor's absence has preceded a contestant's exit. On the Saturday before the first elimination show, Kyle Sandilands called in sick for the dress rehearsal. "You can have a lot of people tell you what they want, feedback and whatever, but if we'd had Guy there it would have made it a bit easier to have him have our back - just let him have the last say. But Kharizma aren't taking their elimination (be booted off) as a set back. Their phones have already been ringing red hot with people wanting to record with them, they say. "Going home was devastating for us, but ... we've never been so determined 笃定的, 坚决的 in our life," she said.
